#16786B#16786B

#16786B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.087 H 181.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16786B
RGB	rgb(22, 120, 107)
HSL	hsl(172, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(172, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.7%, 0%, 10.8%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.17, -30.01, -0.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.17, 30.01, 181.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.64% -0.0871 -0.002)
OKLCH	oklch(51.64% 0.087 181.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.6999, 14.6638, 16.2262)
Luminance	0.1467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16786B #781623

analogous

#16783A #16786B #165478

triadic

#16786B #6B1678 #786B16

tetradic

#16786B #3A1678 #781623 #547816

square

#16786B #3A1678 #781623 #547816

split-complementary

#16786B #781654 #783A16

monochromatic

#051A17 #0D443D #16786B #1FAC99 #2FD9C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#16786B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#16786B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16786B

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16786B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16786B	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#72706B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#65676C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16786b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 120, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.087 181.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#679f95',
    500: '#16786b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16786b;
$custom-light: #679f95;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16786b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.041,
    "s": 69.014,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51644,
    "c": 0.08717,
    "h": 181.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16786B

secondary

#AD3C4B

accent

#3C53EC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070E0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16786B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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